Daily Republican., 1887-06-30
NEWS sUnnARx.
An Old Lady Assaulted-Murdev in &
Church-Bsb bear aDsfsats Ten ~ ok
Killed His Vvifs.


Church-Bsbear aDsfeats Ten ~ ek-
Killed nis Wifs.
In Baltimore last Friday night Mrs.
Margaret Larkins, an aged woman,
opened gate In the rear Of her premi-
.es In response to . knock. A soon as
the gate was opened o man attacked
her with club, and . second held her
while she WAS beaten to inseusibility.
The sssailants then dsd. Yesterday she
vas said to be dying from the eifect Of
the blows on her head. Her asaAilants
are not known, and II 10 supposed the
attack Was intended for her husband.
William Hobbs. membar Of gang Of
ruftans who have killed several men
during the last few months, attended D
meeting In Stony Gap Church, Han.
cock County, Tenn essee, on Tuesday
evening. with pistol buckled around
him." A deputy sheriff named Green
tried TO arrest Hobbs, and . tight en-.
sued y which both Hobbs and Green
wero eilled and several others were
wounded. .
George Bubear, the champ pion oars
men OF England, ON Wednesday de.
feAtsd James A. Ten Ryek In . three
mile race on Lake oatnsieamoud, for
$500 side. Bubear's time vas 10 l6
l 8, and Ten Eyck finished 13 seconds
later. This 10 Bubear's hrst .rAoe In
America.
Thomas King, colored, shot and kill.
ed his wife Wednesday morning, et
|Asheville, North Carolina. He said
'he was going hunting and the gum
went o6." He WAS arrested and taken
before . magistrate sin much distress
and weeping bitterly"
In the convention Of the Royal Scot.
ttsh CLANS OF the United States and
Canada, at Chicago, Wednesday, Il q
secretary reported that there were now
"a clans and nearly 1000 memb bers, An
increase Of 30 per cent. during the
year.
The officer In charge Of the lighthouse
at Cape Race, Newfound land, reports
two Toe bergs nesr that place, drifting
south ward. These icebergs are In Q 10
cality which makes them dangerous Il
vessels at night or In fog.
Strong protests are being made at
KinRstc n, Ontario, against the Cove, o.
ment e1 action of 0ne dollar from eack
vessel arriving from the United States
The tax 10 oppsessive to ferrymen AID
owners OF tugs.
The postofices at Knox, North Olar
eudon and Pun xs to wney, Penna., now
Presidential" will be releqAted TO the
fourth class en- July 1st. thtir business
having declined.
Ex-Governor Morrill,, OF Maine, wal
slowly sinking yesterday His physi
clans thought he might live twenty foul
hours
W. j. Williams, Treasurer of Jerauid
County, Dakota, disappeared . weeh
ago and his accounts are $1,000 short.
Two new cases Of yellow fever ant
one teath were reported yesterday II
Key West.
Mr.. PowderIy's Views ON Temperance
General MAger Work man Powderl
has Just ishued q circular letter entitle
THE Justice OF Ny Position" In who
he discusses many features of the Orde
| which are O,.nx criticised at preseu
He treats Of the temperance questio
fully, which he admits is one of hi
hobbies, aud draws n striking oontrat
between the $500, 900 which working
men have contributed during the lat
nine years for the support of the Orde
and the hundreds of millions of doll ar
which they have spent for liquor In tn
ssIne period. In the ons case tn
money wss spent to uplift humanity
and In the other to degrade 1t. In ex
planning his attitude on this subjec
Mr.. Pow derly says: 'Tf cared NOR
fpr the praise and appreciation Of labor
enemies than do for the interest o
laoor would remain silent. The m ~
WHO remains neutral while his friend 4
in The grasp OF the enemy, or while hi
friend lie IN dargsr, is n coward at hear
and does not deserve the name of mai
or friend. Iwould so cd ucate working
men that they would never er ter "a
loon, Then the money eaved from run
and rumholts would 90 to purchase ne
ceesaries, and such an increased stimu
lus would be given to trade that tn,
rnmselltr could Ie,urn to an homes
way Of making living"
The Route OF Parade.
/, Ths route OF the parade OF tn
Knights OF the Golden Eagle on Satur
day night has been changed from tha